Type composing and casting machine



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N. MEIER TYPE QOMPGSING AND CASTING MACHINE Filed July 5 1922 sSheets-Sheet 2 jig If Aug. 25, 1925. 1,551,163

N. MEIER TYPE COMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINE Filed July 5. 1922 f sSheets-Sheet e;

which an arm 21 is in contact which is keyed upon the shaft 23' (Figs. 1and 6). From shaft 23 an arm 2% extends upwards and as arm 21 (Fig. 1)vlooses its hold in consequence of the yielding of roller 20 sup portedby the measuring rail 17 this movement is transmitted also to arm 24 andtransferred by means of rod 25 upon the angle lever 26, 28 fulcrumed at27 and consequently upon the pump rod 29 and pump piston 30 (Figs. 1, 6,9). The metal 31 below the pump piston 30 is driven through channel 32(Figs.6 and 9) and through the orifice 33 (Fig. 8) into the type chamber34:

covered by the jammed matrix (Figs. 1,

6, 9). Between channel 32 and orifice 33, Fig. 6, a space 33 is,arranged which is designed to receive the metal cut off at two sides ofthe cast type and to conduct this metal to a collecting chamber.

During the casting of a type or .of a spacer another operation has takenplace. Upon shaft 23 (Figs. 1, 6) an arm 35 is keyed which by the actionof a spring 36 has brought an eccentrically mounted toothed wheel 37 ingear with a second continuously revolving toothed wheel 38. As theeccentrically mounted toothed wheel 37 communicated its movement by theinter-' mediary of pins 41, 42 (Figs. 1, 16) to the centering rod 43 forthe matrix which trav erses the clamping device 18 (Figs. 1 and 9), saidrod having centered the matrix by engaging with one of the centeringholes 14 (Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, 16) and it participates now first-in thereturn movement, arm 14L lifting at the same-time the matrix off thecast type in the casting chamber through the in-- termediary of thelever 10.

The arm 21 acts further upon the roller 46 of a rail a5 the arm 17 ofwhich pulls the cast type from the mould at which occasion the burr inthe orifice 33 (Fig. 8) is cut ofi by the knife 50. As the matrix is notfixed upon thecasting mould but upon lever 14 burrs havebeen formed alsoat the points of the matrix which have not been clamped and these burrsare removed by knives 48, 49 (Fig. 9) arranged upon thetwo jaws of thecasting mould.

The shaft of the eccentric toothed wheel 37 (Fig. 1) has in the meantimebeen pushed to the end of the travel and the cast type in chamber 34 hasarrived opposite the ejecting channel 51. With the eccentric toothedWheel 37 (Figs, 1, 9) a roller 52 has moved which is mounted upon therear side of said toothed wheel by means of a lever arm and this pulleyhas advanced a slide 53. Two

stops 54, 55 upon slide 53 have drawn along element is attached to atwo-armed lever,

61 which pulls thus back the type slide 62 with the ejectors 63, 6 1(Figs. 9, 14) so that the type ejector 59 can bring the cast type intothe type collecting channel 65.

As the shaft of the eccentric toothed wheel having exceeded its greatestdistance from the driving wheel moves towards the initial position shownon the drawings all the elements operated by arm 21 (Fig. 1) return tothe initial positionsso that the operating lever 14- for the castingmechanism comes with its point in contact with the flap 16 whichsupports the same until it is deprived again of its support by thedepression of another key so that another type or spacer is cast.

Suppose the following phrase had to be typed: Durch diese hohle Gasse'muss er komnien? and this phrase could be set in the space of one linewith the exception of the last character 11 and the full stop so thatthe provisional spacing between the words would have to be shortenedaccordingly. In the collecting channel 65 the characters D, u, r, c forthe word Durch are already set'. If now the last character 11 for theword Durch has been typed and cast the first I spacer has to beinserted. Vith this objectin view the key 66 is depressed so that, by

means of an arm 67 the movement is trans mitted to a curved rail 68(Fig. 6). This curved rail 68 engages with a tooth 69 of the justifyingslide 71 (Figs. 6, 9, 15) and shifts thisslide for the thickness of theprovisional spacer 70 whereby this spacer is inserted be- 66 only aprovisional spacer is inserted into the line which is being composed butthe casting mechanism is not operated. The next following word diese isnow typed and the second spacer is inserted, whereupon the word hohleand the third spacer, and the word Gasse and the fourth and lastprovisional spacer are typed. The justifying slide 71 has thus beenmoved for the lengthof thefour. spacers 70. and catch. 78 has dra wnalong arm Jihwith the hor-izontal rod 7 (Fig. 6)wherefro-mligesults'thatthe hook- 76 of thesuspended arm 741 comes inengagement with; the stud-77 and,aften the word mussl has. been? typed atypeless matrix is broughtupon the-casting mould 1 two plates 86,8? ofthis.typespusher 85"ad Vance thnoi'i-gh: the: openings '88; .89 of theback wallQOwofxthea line collecting channel (Fig. and push theline,which; has been collected; in L this: channel into the} galley 80, thefront wall 0110f the: type; collecting;

channel having been lowered at. the same time With the. aid oflevers392," 93 arranged uponshaft83; The hand-clever; 81 returns underthe action 1 of spring 9 1 immediately into its initiali position, sameas the. type pusher 85. Thewtype, pusher. 8 5: has, by. means: oftheabutmentr95 arranged at its rea-r'end', drawn alo11githe armi96fulcrumed at 97 and displaced through the intermediaryxof arm 98=andthe?tractiorrod 99 the line conveyor: 1.00 "with.tractionihook. 101 infsuch a;mannen thattthe; traction hoolr gets close to thetype'; ejectingchannelrwithout however obstructing thegsamer Ask the col-.

lectingzchanneliflfi hasibeen; emptied: in "consequence of theline"having been transferred to the: galley 80 :thegstopfi 102-has; beenpulled forward, through the: intermediary: of. a. weighted pull :rope1104. attached :to the (nose 103 of abutment 102 so that the: typesofuthe freshly composed: line. are pneven'rtedi from.

tumbling.- The projection 105 o-fa'pull rod. 82 has further. drawnalongia leverxanm- 106* which, by means of rail 107, hasstoppedthelinelconveyor' 100fwith-nose 108 (Fig. .9), a second arm 109which is mounted approximately; .a-trighti ,angles swith regard to thearm 106 having pulled back the type slide 62. A traction element 111 ofarm 109 has 1 drawn along the justifying carriage 112.

This justifying carriage 112 has operated by means of its arm 114another arm 110 pivotally mounted at 113 so that the type pushers 63,(Figs. 9, 14) have been withdrawn from the line collecting channel. Thejustifying carriage 112 (Fig. 9) is held in its position by the springinfluenced catch hook 115 engaging with the notch 116 of the carriage. Atraction element 117 of the carriage .112 causes the outer end of thewhich now, by a weighted rope 120, ismoved} angle lever 118 to disengagefront-the :teeth oftheline return;- slide-113 (Figs; 9, 111),

back: togetherwith the composed line).until; the fourth provisionalspacer which has. bcen inserted afteiv the word G asse strikesv with itsnose 131 (Fig. 15) against point 122 :of the front wall 7 3 of;the typecollecting chan nel. The provisionalspacerstands-now be tween the typeejecting;channel-51 anglithe orifice of the collecting channelfortheprovisionalspacerst As the carriage-1.12 has,

been displaced slightly-towards the'right handside this registering hasbeen effected; At this instant the justifying key is depressed which:isloosely connected with a matrix lever 10 provided: with-a variable,typeless head (Figs; 3'and 1). The head can be varied on modified Iowing to the fitl? rangement that two adjustable wedges 123,, 124areadapted to be moved according to; requirement, whichl is efiected-inth e follow ing manner.

Upon the type returning slide 119 anlad justable pin 125 (Figs. 9, 11)limiting the length of the; line, is arranged, If-the line exceeds theadmissible length thisst ud;draws alongthe arm 126-5 which; IHQVG/IDQRUis transferred by rod-127 upon thelmovahlfl: measuring plate 128.Theqmovable-measun-i ing; plate 12-3h-as-bevellednoses-129 l 3, 9). Thenumber 10f noses corresponds with the. numbercf. characters ineuntedupon the --several levers The measuring plate hasthusbeen adjusted forthe-desired. length ofline. Ifnow;the-1\ ar-iable type-- less head(Figs; 3, 4;) of lever :10 is lowered: upon the clasting mouldi th'egfeelin hammer Thisdefinite cast pieceg isginserted ing the line in the:same, manner as. the types are inserted. and it drives theprovisional-spacer out of, the lineinto themagaZinerofcarriage 112. jThe line; is shifted) immediately for" the length. ofthe word Gassel?andathe: next following provisional spacey isreplaced by"a+definite-cast piece and so 0113 until definite: spacers have beensubstituted for all four provisional spacers. As soon as the fourthprovisional spacer 70 (Figs. 6, 15) has been brought back to its properplace, an abutment 130 has pushed back the lever 7 9 and the rod 7 5 hasbrought the hook 76 of the suspended arm 74 out of engagement with stud77. Upon the type return slide 116 another fixed stud 131 is' arrangedwhich type return slide 119 pulls back the lever The releasing arm 133and the nose115 comes out of engagement with 126 so that the justifyingcarriage 112, the two type pushers 63, 64:

with slide 62, and also rail 107 with nose 108 return into the initialpositions shown on the drawing whereby thetype conveyor 100 is releasedand pulls in front of the galley 80 by means of its lock under the action of the weighted rope 134 the line which has just been composed.

If now in the phrase cited by way of example the word muss should beprinted in special type the segment block 135 (Figs. 9,13) could beshifted by means of a reversing key, the carriage 136 (which has beenshown on the drawings only at one side of the machine) being moved bythe traction element 137 (Fig. 13) from the key board. The segment block135 with the matrix levers could be eventually lifted off thecarriage136 and exchanged as the individual matrix levers 10 are not connectedwith the key board by a continuous rod and lever system. 1 V

I claim 1. 'Iype casting and composing machine for the production ofjustified lines composed of individual types comprising in combinationoscillable levers to be operated by the depression of keys, matrices onthe ends of saidlevers, a common casting mould designed to receive thematrix of the depressed lever which matrix forms then the lid of saidmould, a line channel, a device for conducting the cast types into saidline channel, a device for conducting a limited number of provisionalspacers (for instance five) of equal thickness into'said line channel, adevice for ejecting the provisional spacers from the composed line, anda device for substituting definite cast spacers for said provisionalspacers during the transfer of the line to the galley.-

2. Type casting and composing machine for the production of justifiedlines composed of individual types comprising in combination oscillablelevers to be operated directly by the depression of keys, matrices onthe ends of said levers, a common casting mould designed to receive thematrix of i the depressed lever which matrix forms then the lid of saidmould, a movable part of said mould consisting of two jaws having eachan extension designed to clamp the matrix from the sides.

- 3. Type casting and composing machine for the production of justifiedlines composed of individual types comprising in combinationoscillablelevers to be operated directly by the depression of keys,matrices on the ends of said levers, a common casting mould designed toreceive the matrix of ing mechanism up'onwhich the matrix lever strikesif it brings the matrix to the casting mould.

6. In a type casting and composing ma chine of the type described incombination with the matrix and with the casting mould, a measuringrail, a aw of said rall, and a rod in said for centering by its pointsthe matrix uponthe casting ,mould and a second jaw for jamming thematrix between said two jaws. I

7. In a type casting and composing machine of the type described thearrangement, that if the provisional spacers have been pushed back intothe magazine, a typeless matrix lever,which has entered in function asthe provisional spacers had been replaced, is thrown out of gear.

8. In a type casting and composing machine of the type described thearrangement.

that all matrlx levers'rest each by means of atran'sverserod upon armsoperated from the keys but are not connected with said arms in order toensure a rapid changing of the, types by exchanging the matrix levermechanism.

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V 1 NIKLAUS MEIER.

In testimony "whereof I aifix my signa-' V

